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List of rivers of England

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This is a list of rivers of England, organised geographically and taken anti-clockwise around the English coast where the various rivers discharge into the surrounding seas, from the Solway Firth on the Scottish border to the Welsh Dee on the Welsh border, and again from the Wye on the Welsh border anti-clockwise to the Tweed on the Scottish border.

Tributaries are listed down the page in an upstream direction, i.e. the first tributary listed is closest to the sea, and tributaries of tributaries are treated similarly. Thus, in the first catchment below, the River Sark is the lowermost tributary of the Border Esk and the Hether Burn is the lowermost tributary of the River Lyne. The main stem (or principal) river of a catchment is labelled as (MS), left-bank tributaries are indicated by (L), right-bank tributaries by (R). Note that in general usage, the 'left (or right) bank of a river' refers to the left (or right) hand bank, as seen when looking downstream. Where a named river derives from the confluence of two differently named rivers these are labelled as (Ls) and (Rs) for the left and right forks (the rivers on the left and right, relative to an observer facing downstream). A prime example is the River Tyne (MS), the confluence of the South Tyne (Rs) and the North Tyne (Ls) near Hexham. Those few watercourses (mainly in the Thames catchment) which branch off a major channel and then rejoin it or another watercourse further downstream are known as distributaries or anabranches and are labelled (d).

The list is (or at least will be when completed) essentially a list of the main rivers of England (as defined by the Environment Agency) and which includes those named watercourses for which the Environment Agency has a flood defence function. Difficulties arise otherwise in determining what should and what should not be included. Some minor watercourses are included in the list, especially if they are named as 'river'- such examples may be labelled (m).

For simplicity, they are divided here by the coastal sections within which each river system discharges to the sea. In the case of the rivers which straddle the borders with Scotland and Wales, such as the Border Esk, Tweed, Dee, Severn and Wye, only those tributaries which lie at least partly in England are included.

Western (Irish Sea) discharges from north-south

This section includes all rivers entering the Irish Sea from England between the Scottish border and the Welsh border.

Cumbrian coast

All rivers discharging into the Solway Firth, Irish Sea and Morecambe Bay from the Scottish border south to Silverdale on the Cumbria/Lancashire border.

Flowing into the Solway Firth

Border Esk catchment

The lowest reaches of the Esk are in England but most of the river is in Scotland whilst a short section is followed by the England/Scotland border. Tributaries of the Esk which are wholly in Scotland are omitted from this list but may be found at List of rivers of Scotland.

  • River Esk (MS)
    • River Sark (or 'Sark Water') (R) (upper reaches in Scotland, part of river is followed by England/Scotland border)
    • River Lyne (L)
    • Carwinley Burn (L)
    • Liddel Water (L) (part of river is followed by England/Scotland border)
      • Kershope Burn (L) (larger part of river is in Scotland, part of river is followed by England/Scotland border)

All further upstream tributaries of the Esk are wholly in Scotland.

Eden catchment

  • River Eden (MS)
    • River Caldew (L)
      • Little Caldew (L) (Tributary and distributary)
      • River Roe (R)
      • Cald Beck (L)
      • Gillcambon Beck (R)
      • Carrock Beck (L)
      • Grainsgill Beck (L)
      • Blackhazel Beck (R)
    • River Petteril (L)
    • River Irthing (R)
      • River Gelt (R)
      • Old Water (R)
      • Cam Beck (R)
      • King Water (R)
      • Gair Burn (Ls)
      • Tarn Beck (Rs)
    • Raven Beck (R)
    • River Eamont (L)
      • River Lowther (R)
        • Haweswater Beck (L)
        • Swindale River (or Swindale Beck) (L)
      • Thacka Beck (L) (Distributary of River Peterill)
        • Dog Beck (known as Myers Beck upstream) (L)
      • Dacre Beck (L)
    • Crowdundle Beck (R)
    • River Lyvennet (L) (known as Lyvennet Beck upstream)
    • Hoff Beck (L)
    • Helm Beck (L)
    • Swindale Beck (R)
    • River Belah (R)
      • Argill Beck (R)
    • Scandal Beck (L)

Wampool catchment

Minor coastal catchments

Flowing into the Irish Sea

Derwent catchment

Minor coastal catchments

Ehen catchment

Calder catchment

  • River Calder (MS)
    • Worm Gill (L)

Cumbrian Esk catchment

Minor coastal catchment

  • River Annas (MS)

Duddon catchment

Flowing into Morecambe Bay

Minor Coastal catchment

  • Mill Beck (MS)
    • Poaka Beck (L)
    • Goldmire Beck (R)
  • Dragley Beck (MS)

Leven catchment

Kent catchment

Lancashire and Cheshire coast

All rivers discharging into the Irish Sea from Silverdale on the Cumbria/Lancashire border south to the Dee Estuary.

Keer catchment

Lune catchment

Cocker catchment

Wyre catchment

Ribble catchment

Minor coastal catchments

  • Crossens Pool (MS)[1]
    • The Sluice
    • Three Pools Waterway

Alt catchment

Mersey catchment

The Dee and most of its tributaries arise in Wales. Though a section of it passes through England, it passes into Wales once again before discharging into the Irish Sea via the Dee estuary. For other rivers entering the Irish Sea and Cardigan Bay from Wales, see List of rivers of Wales. Only those tributaries of the River Dee which flow wholly or partly in England are listed here – for a complete list of the rivers and watercourses of the Dee catchment see List of rivers of Wales.

Dee catchment

  • River Dee (MS) (Afon Dyfrdwy in Welsh)
    • Shotwick Brook (R)
    • Caldy Brook (R)
    • Henlake Brook (R) (m)
    • Powsey Brook (R)
    • Aldford Brook (R)
    • Wych Brook (R)
      • Emral Brook (L)
      • Red Brook (L)

All further upstream tributaries of the Dee are wholly in Wales.

Western discharges (for Bristol Channel & Southwest Approaches) from east-west

This section includes all rivers entering the Bristol Channel and the sea off the northern coasts of Devon and Cornwall which is referred to variously as the Southwest Approaches or Celtic Sea.

Rivers Severn and Wye

The lowermost Wye forms the boundary between England and Wales. Only those tributaries of the River Wye which flow wholly or partly in England are listed here – for a complete list of the rivers and watercourses of the Wye catchment and for other rivers entering the Bristol Channel from Wales see List of rivers of Wales.

Wye catchment

  • River Wye (MS)
    • Valley Brook (L)
    • River Monnow (R)
      • River Dore (L)
        • Worm Brook (L)
    • Garren Brook (R)
      • Gamber Brook (L)
    • Rudhall Brook (L)
    • River Lugg (L)
      • River Frome (L)
      • Wellington Brook (R)
      • Humber Brook (L)
      • River Arrow (R)
        • Stretford Brook (R)
          • Tippet's Brook (L)
        • Curl Brook (R)
        • Cynon Brook (L)
        • Gladestry Brook (L)
      • Cheaton Brook (L)
      • Main Drain (L)
      • Pinsley Brook (R)
      • Hindwell Brook (R)
    • Norton Brook (R)
    • Letton Lake (L)
    • Dulas Brook (R)

All further upstream tributaries of the Wye are wholly in Wales.

The River Severn upstream of the M48 Severn Bridge. This section includes all tributaries of the Severn which lie wholly or partly in England. For tributaries of the Severn which lie partly or wholly within Wales, see List of rivers of Wales.

Severn catchment

With the exception of the Morda and parts of the Camlad, Tanat and Cynllaith all tributaries of the Severn and Vyrnwy upstream of their confluence are in Wales. They can be found here.

Bristol Channel

All English rivers discharging into the Severn Estuary and the Bristol Channel from the M48 Severn Bridge south and west to Morte Point, North Devon.

Bristol Avon catchment

  • River Avon (MS)
    • River Trym (R)
      • Hazel Brook (R)
    • River Frome (R)
    • River Malago (The Malago) (L)
    • Brislington Brook (L)
    • Siston Brook (R)
    • River Chew (L)
    • River Boyd (R)
    • Newton Brook (L)
    • Lam Brook (R)
    • By Brook (R)
    • Midford Brook (L)
    • River Frome (L)
    • Henhambridge Brook (L)
      • Mells River (L)
        • Egford Brook/Nunney Brook (R)
      • Rodden Brook (R)
        • Redford Water (L)
    • River Biss (L)
    • Semington Brook (L)
    • Cocklemore Brook (R)
    • River Marden (L)
    • Brinkworth Brook (L)
    • Gauze Brook (R)
    • Woodbridge Brook (L)
      • Tetbury Avon (River Avon, Tetbury Branch) (Ls)
      • Sherston Avon (River Avon, Sherston Branch) (Rs)

Minor coastal catchments

  • Land Yeo (MS)
  • Blind Yeo (MS)
  • River Kenn (MS)
  • Little River (MS)
  • Congresbury Yeo (MS)
    • Oldbridge River (L)
  • River Banwell (MS)

Axe catchment

  • River Axe (MS)
    • Mark Yeo (L)
    • Lox Yeo (R)
    • Cheddar Yeo (R)

Brue catchment

  • River Brue (MS)
    • North Drain (R)
    • River Sheppey via the Decoy Rhine (R)
    • Whitelake River (R)
    • River Alham (R)
    • River Pitt (L)
    • Pillrow Cut?

Parrett catchment

  • River Parrett (MS)
    • Huntspill River (R)
      • Black Ditch (L)
      • Cripps River (Rs) (connects with River Brue)
      • South Drain (Ls)
      • Eighteen Foot Rhine?
    • Cannington Brook (L)
    • King's Sedgemoor Drain (R)
    • Horsey Pill?
    • Chinnock Water?
    • Sedgemoor Old Rhine?
    • Hamp Brook?
      • Cobb's Cross Stream?
    • North Moor Main Drain?
    • River Yeo (R) (also known as River Ivel)
      • Bearley Brook (L)
      • River Cam (R)
      • Hornsey Brook (R)
      • Trent Brook (R)
      • River Wriggle (or Wriggle River) (L)
    • River Tone (L)
    • River Isle (L)
      • Fivehead River (L)
        • Venner's Water (R)
    • Wellhams Brook (R)
    • Lopen Brook (L)
    • Broad River (R)

Minor coastal catchments

  • Donniford Stream (MS)
    • Willet River (L)
  • Washford River (MS)
  • Pill River (MS)
  • River Avill (MS)
  • Horner Water (MS)
    • Nutscale Water?
      • Chetsford Water?

Lyn catchment

  • East Lyn River (MS)
    • West Lyn River (L)
    • Hoaroak Water (L)
      • Farley Water (R)
    • Oare Water (Rs)
    • Badgworthy Water (Ls)

Minor coastal catchments

  • The Lee (MS)
  • Hanging Water (MS)
  • Hollow Brook (MS)

Heddon, Sherrycombe, Umber & Wilder catchments

  • River Heddon (MS)
  • Hill Brook (R)
  • Sherrycombe (MS)
  • River Umber (MS)
  • Wilder Brook (MS)
    • East Wilder Brook (Rs)
    • West Wilder Brook (Ls)

Atlantic Coast of Devon and North Cornwall

Rivers discharging into the Atlantic Ocean between Morte Point in North Devon and Land's End.

Taw catchment

  • River Taw (MS)
    • River Caen (R)
    • Knowl Water (R)
    • Bradiford Water (R)
      • Colam Stream (Rs)
    • River Yeo (R)
      • Mill Leat?
    • Langham Lake (L)
    • Hawkridge Brook (R)
    • River Mole (R)
      • Colley Lake (L)
      • River Bray (R)
        • Nadrid Water
      • Little Silver Stream (L)
      • Crooked Oak (L)
      • River Yeo (Molland) (L)
    • Mully Brook (L)
    • Hollocombe Water (L)
    • Little Dart River (R)
      • Huntacott Water (R)
      • Adworthy Brook (R)
      • Sturcombe River (R)
    • River Yeo (R)
      • River Dalch (R)
      • Ash Brook (R)
      • Gissage Lake (L)
    • Bullow Brook (L) (m)

Torridge catchment

Minor coastal catchments

  • Abbey River (MS)
  • Marsland Water (MS)
  • The Tidna (MS)
  • River Neet (MS)
    • River Strat (upper reaches)
  • Wanson Water (MS)
  • Millook Water (MS)
  • River Valency (MS)
    • River Jordan
  • Trevillet River (MS)

Camel catchment

  • River Camel (MS)
    • River Amble (R)
    • Polmorla Brook
    • River Allen (R)
    • River Ruthern (L)
    • De Lank River (L)

Minor coastal catchments

Southern (English Channel) discharges from west-east

This section includes all rivers entering the sea along England's south coast.

South Coast of Cornwall and Devon

All rivers discharging into the Atlantic Ocean between Land's End, Cornwall and Lyme Regis on the Devon/Dorset border.

Note that there are no watercourses named on either the 1:25,000 or 1:50,000 scale Ordnance Survey maps of the Isles of Scilly.

Minor coastal catchments

  • Penberth River (MS)
  • Lamorna River (MS)
  • Newlyn River (MS)
  • Larigan River (MS)
  • Chyandour Brook (MS)
  • Rosemorran Stream (MS)
    • Trevaylor Stream (R)
  • Red River (MS)
  • River Cober (MS)
  • Dawlish Water (MS)
  • Gara River (enters Slapton Ley)

Helford catchment

Restronguet catchment

  • Restronguet Creek (MS)
    • Carnon River (Ls)
    • River Kennal (Rs)

Fal catchment

  • River Fal (MS)
    • River Truro (R)
      • Tresillian River (L)
        • Trevella Stream (R)
      • River Kenwyn (R)
      • River Allen (R)
    • Ruan River (L) (m)

Percuil catchment

  • Percuil River (MS)

St Austell catchment

Par catchment

  • River Par (MS)

Fowey catchment

  • River Fowey (MS)
    • Pont Creek
    • Trebant Water (L) (enters via Penpol Creek)
    • River Lerryn (R)
    • Cardinham Water (R)
    • Warleggan River (R) (or River Bedalder)
    • St Neot River (R) (or River Loveny)

Pol catchment

  • River Pol (MS) (or Polperrro River)

Looe catchment

Seaton catchment

  • River Seaton (MS)
    • Tinker's Lake

Tamar catchment

Plym catchment

  • River Plym (MS)
    • Tory Brook (L)
    • River Meavy (R)
      • Hart Tor Brook (L)
      • Newleycombe Lake (L)
      • Narrator Brook (L)
      • Sheepstor Brook (L)
      • Lovaton Brook (L)

Yealm catchment

  • River Yealm (MS)
    • Ranny Brook (L)
    • Broadall Lake (R)
      • Ford Brook (R)
    • Redaven Lake (L)
    • Piall River (L)
    • Mill Leat
    • Cofflete Creek
    • Shortaflete Creek
    • Newton Creek (R)
      • Noss Creek

Erme & Avon catchments etc.

  • River Erme (MS)
    • Butter Brook (L)
    • Piles Brook (L)
    • Left Lake (L)
    • Dry Lake (L)
    • Bledge Brook (R)
    • Hook Lake (L)
    • Red Lake (L)
    • Dry Lake (L)
    • Blacklane Brook (L)
  • River Avon (MS)
    • Western Wella Brook (L)
    • Brockhill Stream (L) (enters Avon Dam Reservoir)
    • Small Brook (L)
    • Bala Brook (R)
      • Red Brook (R)
      • Middle Brook (R)
    • Glaze Brook (R)
      • Scad Brook (R)
      • East Glaze Brook (Ls)
      • West Glaze Brook (Rs)

Kingsbridge catchment

  • Bowcombe Creek
    • Southpool Creek
    • Waterhead Creek
    • Batson Creek
    • Blanksmill Creek
    • Collapit Creek
    • Frogmore Creek

Dart catchment

  • River Dart (MS)
    • River Harbourne (R) (or Harbourne River)
      • River Wash (R)
    • River Hems (L)
      • Gatcombe Brook (L)
      • Am Brook (L)
    • River Mardle (R)
      • Dean Burn (R)
        • Moorshead Brook (R)
          • Addislade Water (L)
    • River Ashburn (L)
    • Holy Brook (R)
      • Holne Moor Leat (L) (Feeds Venford Reservoir and Holy Brook)
    • River Webburn (L)
    • Venford Brook (R)
      • Holne Moor Leat (L) (Feeds Venford Reservoir)
    • East Dart (Ls)
      • Walla Brook (L)
      • Cut Hill Stream (L) (Hangman's Stream)
      • Cut Lane Stream (L)
    • West Dart (Rs)
      • O Brook (R) (m)
      • River Swincombe (R) (Strane River, upper reaches)
      • Cherry Brook (L)
        • Muddilake Brook (R)
      • Blackbrook River (R)
      • Cowsic River (R)
      • Summer Brook (R)

Teign catchment

  • River Teign (MS)
    • River Lemon (R)
      • River Sig (R)
        • Langworthy Brook (R)
    • Ventiford Brook (R)
      • Liverton Brook (R)
    • River Bovey (R)
      • Walla Brook (R)
      • Becka Brook (R)
      • Reddaford Water
        • Bovey Pottery Leat
    • South Teign River (Rs)
    • North Teign River (Ls)
    • Ugbrooke Stream (R)
    • Aller Brook (L)
    • Old Teign
    • Arch Brook (R)

Exe catchment

  • River Exe (MS)
    • Staplake Brook (R)
    • River Kenn (R)
    • River Clyst (L)
    • Alphin Brook (R)
    • North Brook (L)
    • Longbrook (L)
    • Taddiforde Brook (L)
    • Duryard Stream (L)
    • River Creedy (R)
      • Small Brook
      • River Yeo (R)
        • River Culvery (R)
          • River Ted (Ls)
          • Lilly Brook (Rs)
        • River Troney
      • Holly Water
    • River Culm (L)
      • River Weaver (L)
      • Spratford Stream (R) (known as River Lyner in upper reaches)
      • River Kenn (L)
      • River Madford (L) (or Madford River)
        • Bolham River (R)
    • Burn River (L)
    • River Dart (Bickleigh) (R)
    • River Lowman (L)
    • River Batherm (L)
      • Ben Brook (R)
    • Iron Mill Stream (R)
    • Brockeye River (or River Brockey) (R)
    • River Barle (R)
    • River Haddeo (L)
    • River Quarme

Otter catchment

  • River Otter (MS)
    • River Tale (R)

Sid catchment

  • River Sid (MS)
    • Woolbrook (R)

Axe catchment

  • River Axe (MS)
    • River Coly (R)
      • Umborne Brook (L)
      • Offwell Brook?
    • River Yarty (R)
      • Corrie Brook (R)
    • River Kit (R)
    • Blackwater River (L)
    • River Synderford (L)

Coast of Dorset and Hampshire

All rivers discharging into the English Channel between Lyme Regis on the Devon/Dorset border and Hayling Island on the Hampshire/Sussex border but excluding the Isle of Wight.

Minor coastal catchments

  • River Lim (MS)
  • River Char (MS)
  • River Winniford (MS)
River Simene near Symondsbury

Brit catchment

  • River Brit (or Britt) (MS)

Coastal catchments

  • River Bride (MS)
  • River Wey (MS)
    • Pucksey Brook (L)
  • River Jordan (MS)

Poole Harbour (Frome and Piddle catchments and minor streams)

Christchurch Harbour (Stour and Avon catchments)

Minor coastal catchments

Test catchment

Itchen catchment

Minor coastal catchments

Isle of Wight

All rivers in the Isle of Wight – list taken anticlockwise from Cowes

Medina catchment etc.

Newtown River catchment

  • Newtown River (MS)
    • Clamerkin Lake / Clamerkin Brook (R)
      • Rodge Brook (L)
    • Caul Bourne
    • Newtown Brook (R)

Western Yar catchment

Eastern Yar catchment etc.

Wootton Creek catchment etc.

  • Wootton Creek (MS)
    • Chillingwood Brook
      • Deadman's Brook (L) (m)
    • Blackbridge Brook (R)
  • Palmer's Brook (MS)

Coast of South East England

All rivers discharging into the English Channel and Straits of Dover between Hayling Island on the Hampshire/Sussex border and Foreness Point at the northeast corner of Kent. This section includes the entire coast of Sussex and the south and east coasts of Kent.

Minor coastal catchments

  • Broad Rife (MS)
  • Bremere Rife (MS)
  • Pagham Rife (MS)
  • Aldingbourne Rife (MS)
    • Barnham Rife (ref?)
    • Lidsey Rife (L)

Arun catchment

  • River Arun (MS)
    • Ryebank Rife (R)
    • River Chilt (L)
      • River Stor (L)
    • River Rother (R)
      • Hammer Stream (L)
      • Tilmore Brook
      • Batt's Brook (R) (known upstream as Oakshott Stream)
    • unknown tributary (R)

Adur catchment

Ouse catchment

Cuckmere catchment

Pevensey Haven catchment

  • Pevensey Haven (MS)
    • Langney Sewer (R)
      • Hurst Haven (L)

Wallers Haven catchment

  • Waller's Haven (MS)
    • Nunningham Stream (R)
    • Ash Bourne (R)
      • Hugletts Stream (R)

Combe Haven catchment

  • Combe Haven (MS)

Rother catchment

Dour catchment

Stour catchment

Eastern (North Sea) discharges from south-north

This section includes all of the rivers along England's east coast.

Thames Estuary

All rivers discharging into the Thames and Medway and their estuaries. This section includes the coast of Kent west of Foreness Point at the northeast corner of Kent and the south coast of Essex, west of Shoeburyness. But see also

Main article: Tributaries of the River Thames

Medway catchment

  • River Medway (shares the Thames estuary) (MS)
    • East Malling Stream (L) ?ref
    • River Len (R)
    • Loose Stream (R) ?ref
    • Wateringbury Stream (L) ?ref
    • River Beult (R)
      • Lesser Teise (L)
    • River Teise (R)
      • River Bewl (R)
    • River Bourne (L)
    • River Eden (L)
    • Kent Water (L)

Thames catchment

East Anglian Coast

All rivers discharging into the North Sea along the coast of East Anglia, including the counties of Essex (north and east of Shoeburyness), Suffolk and Norfolk as far as King's Lynn.

Crouch catchment

Blackwater catchment

Colne catchment

Stour catchment

  • River Stour (MS)
    • River Brett (L)
    • River Box (L)
    • Chad Brook, Suffolk (L)
    • River Glem (L)

Orwell catchment

Minor coastal catchments

Yare catchment

Coastal catchments

Great Ouse catchment

  • River Great Ouse (MS)
    • Babingley River (R)
    • Gaywood River (R)
    • River Nar (R)
    • River Wissey(R)
    • River Little Ouse or Little Ouse River (R)
    • River Lark (R)
      • Lee Brook (R)
        • River Kennett (R)
      • River Linnet (L)
    • Soham Lode (River Snail upstream) (R)
    • River Cam (R)
      • Burwell Lode (R)
        • Wicken Lode (New River upstream) (R)
        • Reach Lode (L)
      • Swaffham Bulbeck Lode (R)
      • Bottisham Lode (R) (Quy Water upstream)
        • Little Wilbraham River (R)
      • River Rhee (Ls) (or River Cam)
        • Mill River (R)
      • River Granta (Rs) (or River Cam)
        • River Granta (R)
          • River Bourn (R)
    • River Kym (L) (River Til upstream)
    • River Ivel (R)
    • River Ouzel or Lovat (R)
    • River Tove (L)
    • Padbury Brook (The Twins) (R)

The Wash

All rivers discharging into The Wash.

Nene catchment

  • River Nene (MS)
    • Lutton Leam (L)
    • South Holland Main Drain (L)
    • North Level Main Drain (L)
    • Willow Brook (L)
    • Harper's Brook (L)
    • River Ise (L)
    • River Nene, Brampton Arm (L)[4]
    • Wootton Brook (R)

Welland catchment

The Haven catchment

  • Boston Haven (MS)
    • South Forty-Foot Drain (R)
      • North Forty Foot Drain (L)
      • Hammond Beck (New Hammond Beck & Old Hammond Beck) (R)
      • Clay Dike (L)
      • Skerth Drain (L)
    • River Witham
      • River Slea (R)
      • Billinghay Skirth (R)
      • Catchwater Drain (L)
      • Metheringham Delph (R)
      • Nocton Delph (R)
      • Old River Witham (L)
      • River Till (L)
      • Branston Delph (R)
      • River Brant (R)
      • Fossdyke Navigation
      • River Bain (L)
    • Witham Navigable Drains (L)
      • Maud Foster Drain
        • Stone Bridge Drain
          • West Fen Catchwater Drain
          • East Fen Catchwater Drain
      • Newham Drain
        • Castle Dike
      • Medlam Drain
        • West Fen Drain
      • Hobhole Drain
        • Cowbridge Drain
        • Bell Water Drain
        • Fodder Dike

Steeping catchment

  • Steeping River (or Wainfleet Haven) (MS)
    • Cow Bank Drain (L)
    • Bell Water Drain (R)
    • River Lymn

Saltfleet catchment

  • Saltfleet Haven (MS)
    • Great Eau (R)
      • Long Eau (L)
    • Mar Dike (R)
    • South Dike (L)

Humber Estuary

This section includes all rivers entering the Humber, defined as the estuary west of a line between Spurn Head and Cleethorpes. The Humber is often referred to as the River Humber though the name is unusual insofar as it is an entirely tidal stretch of water formed as the Rivers Ouse and Trent combine at Trent Falls.

Grainthorpe catchment

  • Grainthorpe Haven (MS)
    • River Lud

Tetney Haven catchment

  • Tetney Haven (MS)
    • Waithe Beck

Minor coastal catchments

Ancholme catchment

Minor catchment

  • Halton Drain (MS)

Trent catchment

Yorkshire Ouse catchment

  • River Ouse (MS) (assumes name of River Ure upstream of Linton-on-Ouse)
    • Swinefleet Warping Drain
    • River Don (R)
    • River Aire (R)
      • River Calder (R)
        • Ings Beck (L)
        • Blacker Beck (R)
          • Dennington Beck (R)
            • Bullcliff Beck (L)
          • North Wood Beck (R)
        • Smithy Brook (R)
          • Coxley Beck (R)
          • Howroyd Beck (L)
            • Fallhouse Beck (R)
          • Briestfield Beck (L)
        • Spen River (L)
        • Nun Brook (L)
        • River Colne(R)
          • Lees Beck (Becomes Fenay Beck upstream) (R)
            • Ox Field Beck (becomes Rods Beck near Gawthorpe) (R)
            • Rushfield Dike (becomes Lumb Dike near Castle Hill (L)
            • Beldon Brook (Rs)
            • Woodsome Dike (becomes Thunder Bridge Dike at Thunder Bridge (Ls)
              • Range Dike (L)
              • Car Dike (Ls)
                • Clough Dike (Ls)
                • Town Moor Dike (Rs)
              • Shepley Dike (Rs)
                • Stone Wood Dike (L)
          • Longley Hall Beck (becomes Squirrel Ditch, then Channel Dike near Longley (R)
          • River Holme (R)
            • Dean Clough (L)
            • Mag Brook (L)
              • Meltham Dike (R)
            • New Mill Dike (R)
            • River Ribble (R)
            • Black Sike Dike (L)
            • Dobb Dike (R)
          • Bradley Brook (R)
          • Drop Clough (L)
        • Red Beck (L)
          • Dixon Clough (R)
          • Jum Hole Beck (L)
          • Shibden Brook (L)
        • Black Brook (R)
          • Holywell Brook (R)
          • Barsey Clough (L)
          • Sandyfoot Clough (L)
          • Barkisland Clough (L)
          • Bottomeley Clough (L)
          • Red Lane Dike (R)
        • Hebble Brook (L)
          • Clough Bank Beck (R)
          • Cars Beck (R)
            • Middle Grain Beck (L)
        • River Ryburn (R)
        • Luddenden Brook (L)
        • Cragg Brook (R)
          • Withens Clough (L)
          • Turvin Clough (R)
        • Hebden Beck (L)
          • Bridge Clough (L)
            • Crimsworth Dean Beack
              • Hardidunt Clough (R)
              • Paddock Beck (R)
              • Roms Clough (L)
          • Graining Water (R)
        • Colden Water (L)
        • Beaumont Clough (R)
        • Daisy Bank Clough (L)
        • Lumbutts Clough (R)
        • Scaitcliffe Clough (R)
        • Hudson Clough (L)
          • Redmires Water (L)
        • Wittonstall Clough (L)
          • Dry Syke
      • Oulton Beck (R)
        • West Beck (L)
          • Throstle Carr Beck (L)
        • Carlton Beck
      • Fleakingley Beck (L)
      • Wyke Beck (L)
      • Oil Mill Beck (L)
        • Moseley Beck
          • Scotland Beck (R)
          • Bramhope Beck (L)
      • Begley Beck (R)
      • Gill Beck (L)
      • Guiseley Beck (L)
        • Yeadon Gill (L)
      • Gill Beck (L)
        • Jum Beck (L)
        • Black Beck
          • Middle Beck (R)
            • Horncliff Beck (R)
      • Bradford Beck (R)
        • Middle Brook
          • Chellow Dean Beck (L)
          • Bull Greave Beck (R)
        • Clayton Beck (R)
        • Pitty Beck (L)
      • Loadpit Beck (L)
        • Gloveshaw Beck (L)
        • Eldwick Beck
      • Little Beck (L)
      • Cottingley Beck (R)
      • Harden Beck (R)
        • Mytholme Beck (R)
          • Wilsden Beck
        • Hallas Beck
          • Cow House Beck (L)
        • Hewenden Beck
          • Sough Dike (R)
          • Milking Hole Beck (L)
          • Denholme Beck (R)
            • Carperley Beck (L)
              • Stubden Beck (R)
      • Morton Beck (L)
        • Fenny Shaw Beck (L)
        • Brad Beck
      • How Beck (L)
      • River Worth (R)
        • North Beck (L)
          • Butter Clough (L)
          • Todley Clough (L)
          • Newsholme Beck (R)
            • Nook Beck
          • Dean Beck
            • Far Slippery Beck (L)
              • Cinder Sike (L)
              • Slatesden Clough (L)
              • Old Ibber Dike (R)
            • Morkin Beck (L)
              • Blue Scar Beck (R)
        • Bridgehouse Beck (R)
          • Moorhouse Beck (L)
            • Hoyle Syke (L)
            • Dunkirk Beck (L)
            • Rag Clough Beck (R)
          • Leeming Water
            • Nan Scar Beck (L)
        • Sladen Beck (R)
          • Harbour Hole (R)
          • South Dean Beck
            • Crumber Dike (R)
              • Black Dike (L)
            • Rough Dike (R)
      • Silsden Beck (L)
      • Steeton Beck (R)
      • Eastburn Beck (R)
        • Sutton Beck (R)
        • Leys Beck (L)
          • Lothersdale Beck (Ls)
          • Surgill Beck (Rs)
        • Ickornshaw Beck
          • Gill Beck (L)
            • Lane House Beck (L)
              • Stone Head Beck
                • Black Scars Beck (R)
          • Gibb Syke (R)
          • Summer House Beck (R)
            • Lumb Head Beck (Ls)
              • Cowloughton Clough (L)
                • High End Lowe Spring (L)
            • Dean Hole Clough (Rs)
              • Dean Brow Beck (R)
                • Foul Dike (L)
              • Andrew Gutter (R)
      • Eller Beck (L)
        • Haw Beck (R)
          • Embsay Beck (R)
          • Kempley Beck (R)
            • Rowton Beck
              • Heugh Gill
                • Rams Gill
          • Water Lane Beck (R)
        • Owlet House Beck (R)
        • Red Gill (L)
        • Sandy Beck (R)
      • Carla Beck (R)
      • Catlow Gill (R)
      • Denindale Beck (R)
      • Denbers Dike (R)
        • Eller Gill (L)
      • Broughton Beck (R)
        • Crickle Beck (L)
          • Langber Beck (R)
            • Carr Beck
              • Gill Syke
        • Thornton Beck
          • Elslack Beck (R)
          • Brown House Beck
            • Earby Beck
              • Wentcliff Brook
                • Hodge Syke (L)
      • Eshton Beck (L)
        • Rom Side Beck (L)
        • Flasby Beck (L)
          • Mires Beck (R)
          • Hetton Beck (L)
            • Calton Gill Beck (L)
              • Washfold Beck (R)
            • Town End Beck (Ls)
            • Skirse Gill Beck (Rs)
              • Fleets Beck (L)
                • Ings Beck (L)
                  • Town Beck
        • Winterburn Beck
          • Dog Kennel Gill (R)
          • Moor Gill (R)
            • Calton Moor Syke (L)
          • Newton Bank Gill (R)
            • Smither Gill (L)
          • Way Gill (R)
            • Jeffreys Gill (R)
          • Whetstone Gill (R)
            • Ray Gill (L)
          • Long Gill Beck (L)
          • Lainger Beck (L)
      • Crosber Beck (R)
        • Newton Beck
          • High Ground Beck (L)
          • Hulber Beck (L)
      • Rowton Beck (R)
      • Gill Syke (R)
      • Otterburn Beck (R)
        • Dowber Syke (L)
        • Crane Field Beck (R)
          • Causeway Syke (L)
        • Crook Beck (R)
        • Duersdale Syke (L)
        • Ingle Beck (L)
        • Shears Gill Syke (L)
      • Tern Dike (L)
        • Calton Gill Syke
      • Foss Gill (L)
        • Calton Spouts (L)
          • High Field Syke (Rs)
          • High Close Syke (Ls)
      • Crook Syke (L)
      • Kirkby Beck (R)
        • Summer Gill Syke (Ls)
        • Crook Syke (Rs)
          • Grains Beck (L)
      • Malham Beck (L)
        • Granny Gill (L)
        • Gordale Beck (L)
          • Cow Close Syke (L)
          • Hanlith Gill Syke (L)
            • Hell Gill Syke (R)
          • Wye Gill Sike (L)
        • Tanpits Beck (R)
          • Tranlands Beck
            • Sell Gill (L)
    • River Derwent (L)
      • The Beck (becomes Bielby Beck at Bielby (L)
        • Blackfoss Beck (R)
        • Missick Beck (becomes Hayton Beck at Hayton, Burnby Beck at Burnby, Nunburnholme Beck at Nunburnholme, and The Washdike at Warter (Ls)
          • West Beck (R)
        • Pocklington Beck (Rs)
          • Millington Beck (becomes Ridings Beck upstream of Millington (L)
            • Whitekeld Beck (L)
      • Cram Beck (R)
        • Moorhouse Beck (Rs)
          • Carrmire Beck (L)
        • Mill Hills Beck (Ls)
          • New River (R)
      • Howl Beck (L)
        • Mill Beck (R)
          • Gilder Beck (L)
      • Menethorpe Beck (becomes Thornthorpe Beck near Langton, and Mill Beck near Birdsall (L)
        • Rowmire Beck (R)
      • Priorpot Beck (L)
      • River Rye (R)
        • Costa Beck (L)
          • Ackland Beck (R)
          • Pickering Beck (L)
            • Levisham Beck (L)
            • Green Raygate Spring (R)
            • Raindale Beck (R)
              • Stape Beck (R)
            • Scarfhill Beck (R)
            • Sole Beck (R)
            • Havern Beck (L)
        • River Seven (L)
          • Catter Beck (becomes Hutton Beck upstream) (R)
            • Fairy Call Beck (becomes Loskey Beck upstream) (L)
            • Rudland Beck (R)
          • Keld Beck (R)
          • Cropton Beck (becomes Sutherland Beck upstream) (L)
            • Little Beck (L)
          • Lastingham Beck (R)
            • Ings Beck (becomes Ellers Beck, then Hole Beck upstream) (R)
            • Grain Beck (Ls)
            • Tranmire Beck (Rs)
          • Hartoft Beck (L)
            • Muffles Dike (L)
            • Priest's Sike Beck (L)
            • Hamer Beck (Rs)
            • Crook Beck (Ls)
          • North Gill (L)
            • West Gill (R)
          • Thorgill Head (R)
          • Cold Beck (R)
          • Reeking Gill (L)
        • River Dove (L)
          • Hodge Beck (R)
            • Stonely Woods Beck (L)
            • Cold Beck (R)
            • Rudland Beck (L)
            • Great Runnell (R)
            • Ouse Gill (L)
            • Little Runnell (R)
            • Cow Slack (R)
            • Shaw Beck (L)
          • Shortsha Beck (L)
          • Low Lane Wath (R)
            • Yealand Rigg Slack (R)
            • Harland Beck (L)
          • Lapa Green Dike (L)
          • Oak Beck (L)
          • Gill Beck (L)
        • White Beck (R)
        • Borough Beck (L)
          • Etton Gill (R)
        • Cadell (R)
        • River Seph (L)
          • Todhill Beck (L)
          • Ledge Beck (L)
          • Bildale Beck (Ls)
          • Raisdale Beck (Rs)
        • Ladhill Beck (L)
      • Welldale Beck (R)
      • Brompton Beck (R)
      • Ruston Beck (R)
      • River Hertford (L)
      • Lowdales Beck (L)
        • Kirk Beck (Ls)
          • Crossdales Beck (L)
        • Sow Beck (becomes Troutsdale Beck upstream) (R)
          • Freeze Gill (L)
          • Smithy Beck (L)
        • White Beck (R)
          • Grime Gill (R)
          • Black Beck (L)
            • Hipperley Beck (L)
            • Crosscliff Beck (R)
              • Yarna Beck (L)
              • Smallwood Beck (L)
      • Harwood Dale Beck (becomes Brown Rigg Beck upstream) (L)
        • Keas Beck (L)
          • West Syme (Ls)
          • Broadlands Beck (Rs)
        • Castle Beck (L)
          • Black Sike (L)
        • Bloody Beck (R)
        • Helwath Beck (L)
      • Barley Carr Dike (R)
      • Woof Howe Grain (R)
      • Tim Wash Slack (L)
    • Selby Dam (R)
    • River Wharfe (R)
    • River Foss (L)
    • River Nidd (R)
      • River Crimple (or Crimple Beck) (R)
    • River Kyle (L)
    • River Swale (L)
      • Cod Beck (L)
      • River Wiske (L)
      • Colburn Beck (R)
      • Marske Beck (L)
      • Arkle Beck (L)
      • Barney Beck (L)
      • Whitsundale Beck (Ls)
      • Birkdale Beck (Rs)
    • River Skell (R)
      • River Laver (L)
    • River Burn (R)
    • River Cover (R)
    • Bishopdale Beck (R)
      • Walden Beck (R)
    • River Bain (R)
    • Gayle Beck (R)
    • Cotterdale Beck (L)

Hull catchment

Minor coastal catchments

  • Stone Creek (MS)
    • Hedon Haven (L)
    • Sands Drain/Keyingham Drain (Rs)
    • Ottringham Drain (Ls)
  • Winestead Drain (MS) (reaches the Humber at the Patrington Channel)

Moors Coast catchments

All rivers entering the North Sea between Spurn Point at the mouth of the Humber and Redcar, North Yorkshire. This section includes all rivers meeting the North Sea coast of the traditional county of Yorkshire, save for the Humber and Tees.

Barmston Main Drain catchment

  • Barmston Main Drain (MS)
    • Gransmoor Drain (L)
    • Stream Dyke (R)

Minor coastal catchments

  • Gypsey Race (MS)
  • Sea Cut (Scalby Beck) (MS)
    • Burniston Beck (L)
  • Mill Beck/Ramsdale Beck (MS)

Yorkshire Esk catchment

  • River Esk (MS)
    • Rig Mill Beck (R)
    • Little Beck (R)
    • Murk Esk (R)
      • Wheeldale Gill (Ls)
      • Wheeldale Beck (Rs)
    • Glaisdale Beck (R)
    • Stonegate Beck/Gill (L)
    • Great Fryup Beck (R)
    • Little Fryup Beck (R)
    • Danby Beck (R)
    • Commondale Beck (L)
      • Sleddale Beck (R)
    • Baysdale Beck (L)

Coastal catchments

  • East Row Beck (MS)
  • Sandsend Beck (MS)
  • Staithes Beck (MS)
    • Easington Beck (L)
      • Roxby Beck (R)
  • Kilton Beck (MS)

Skelton Beck catchment

  • Skelton Beck (MS)
    • Saltburn Beck (L)
    • Tocketts Beck (L)
    • Waterfall Beck (R)

Tees-Tweed

All rivers entering the North Sea from Redcar north to the Scottish border. This section includes the rivers of County Durham and Northumberland.

Tees catchment

  • River Tees (MS)
    • Greatham Creek (L)
      • North Burn (R)
    • Billingham Beck (L)
    • Hartburn Beck (L)
    • River Leven (R)
    • Clow Beck (R)
    • River Skerne (L)
    • Langley Beck (L)
    • River Greta (R)
      • Sleightholme Beck (R)
    • Deepdale Beck (R)
    • River Balder (R)
      • Eggleston Burn (L)
    • River Lune (R)
      • Long Grain (Ls)
      • Lune Head Beck (Rs)
    • Hudeshope Beck (L)
    • Harwood Beck (L)
    • Maize Beck (R)

Minor coastal catchments

  • Crimdon Beck (MS)
  • Castle Eden Burn (MS)
  • Horden Burn (MS)
  • Hawthorn Burn (MS)

Tyne-Wear catchment

Wear catchment

  • River Wear (MS)
    • Croxdale Beck (R)
    • River Browney (L)
      • River Deerness (L)
    • Stockley Beck (L)
    • River Gaunless
    • Bedburn Beck (R)
    • Waskerley Beck (L)
    • Bollihope Burn (R)
    • Stanhope Burn (L)
    • Rookhope Burn (L)
      • Killhope Burn (Ls)
      • Burnhope Burn (Rs)

Tyne catchment

  • River Tyne (MS)
    • River Don (R)
    • Ouseburn (L)
    • River Team (R)
    • River Derwent (R)
    • Stanley Burn (R)
    • Whittle Burn (L)
    • Stocksfield Burn (R)
    • March Burn (R)
    • Devil's Water (R)
      • West Dipton Burn (L)
      • Ham Burn or Rowley Burn (L)
    • River South Tyne (Rs)
      • River Allen (R)
        • River East Allen (Rs)
        • River West Allen (Ls)
          • Carr's Burn (L)
          • Wellhope Burn (L)
      • Haltwhistle Burn (L)
      • Tipalt Burn (L)
      • Park Burn (R)
      • Hartley Burn (L)
      • Thinhope Burn (L)
      • Knar Burn (L)
      • Gilderdale Burn (L)
      • River Nent (R)
      • River Black Burn (L) (known as Sheild Water upstream)
      • Natress Gill (R)
      • Dry Burn (L)
      • Garrigill Burn (R)
      • Ash Gill (R)
    • River North Tyne (Ls)
      • Erring Burn (L)
      • Swin Burn (L)
      • Crook Burn (R)
      • Warks Burn (R)
      • Houxty Burn (R)
      • River Rede (L)
        • Lisles Burn (L)
        • Elsdon Burn (L)
        • Durtrees Burn (L)
        • Silis Burn (L)
        • Blakehope Burn (R)
        • Cottonshope Burn (L)
      • Hareshaw Burn (L)
      • Chirdon Burn (R)
      • Tarset Burn (L)
        • Tarret Burn (L)
        • Whickhope Burn (R)
          • Little Whickhope Burn (R)
        • Lewis Burn (L)
          • Akenshaw Burn (L)
      • Kielder Burn (L)
        • Ridge End Burn (L)
        • Scaup Burn (Rs)
        • White Kielder Burn (Ls)

Minor coastal catchment

Blyth catchment

Wansbeck catchment

Lyne catchment

  • River Lyne (MS)

Minor coastal catchment

  • Chevington Burn (MS)

Coquet catchment

  • River Coquet (MS)
    • Grange Burn (L)
    • Newton Burn (L)
    • Longdike Burn (R)
    • Swarland Burn (L)
    • Tod Burn (R)
    • Maglin Burn (R)
    • Forest Burn (R)
    • Wreigh Burn (L)
      • Back Burn (L)
    • Grasslees Burn (R)
    • Holystone Burn (R)
    • River Alwin (R)
    • Ridlees Burn (R)
    • Usway Burn (L)

Aln catchment

  • River Aln (MS)
    • Cawledge Burn (R)
    • Denwick Burn (L)
    • Shipley Burn (L)
      • Eglingham Burn (R)
    • Edlingham Burn (R)
    • Shawdon Burn (L)
    • Coe Burn (R)
    • Callaly Burn (R)
    • Mere Burn (L)

Minor coastal catchments

  • Howick Burn (MS)
  • Embleton Burn (MS)
  • Brunton Burn (MS)
  • Waren Burn (MS)
  • South Low (MS)
  • North Low (MS)

Tweed catchment

Tributaries of the Tweed which are wholly in Scotland are omitted from this list but may be found in the List of rivers of Scotland.

  • River Tweed (MS)
    • Whiteadder Water (L)
    • River Till (R) (known as River Breamish in its upper reaches)
      • River Glen (L)
        • Bowmont Water (Ls) (Bowman Water in lower reaches)
        • College Burn (Rs)
      • Wooler Water (L)
        • Carey Burn (Ls)
        • Harthope Burn (Rs)
      • Hetton Burn (R)
      • Lilburn Burn (Ls)
      • River Breamish (Rs)
        • Harelaw Burn (L)
        • Linhope Burn (L)

All further upstream tributaries of the Tweed are wholly in Scotland.

See also

References

Except where otherwise unannotated, rivers and other watercourses in this list are taken from the various sheets of the 1:25,000, 1:50,000 and 1:63,360 scale map series of the Ordnance Survey of Great Britain.

  1. ^ OS Contoured road map of Preston, Southport and Blackpool (sheet 29,Popular Edition 1928)
  2. ^ "knutsford". knutsford.
  3. ^ "Location Map". Streetmap.
  4. ^ "wildlifebcnp.org - This website is for sale! - Wildlife Trust Bedfordshire Cambridgeshire Northamptonshire Peterborough events nature education Resources and Information". www.wildlifebcnp.org.
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